North West Leicestershire Landlords Forum
Our local landlords forum aims to build relationships between the Council and those who own or manage property for private rent in the District. The forum gives landlords the chance to discuss the issues that matter to them and helps us share information about our services and provide updates on national legislation.
Landlords Forum - North West Leicestershire District Council
Preventing Homelessness
Our Housing Choices Team work with households who need alternative accommodation. They can help manage the relationship between landlord and tenant to prevent homelessness and support a move to new accommodation. We are also able to match landlords with prospective tenants and provide support for households to help them access privately rented accommodation in the District.
Housing Advice and Homelessness - North West Leicestershire District Council
Private Housing Standards and Licencing
Our Private Housing Team monitor private rented housing conditions to ensure landlords meet their legal responsibilities. We are also responsible for licencing houses in multiple occupation (HMO) which applies to certain types of shared housing.
Government Guidance: Renting out your property: Landlord responsibilities - GOV.UK
HMO guidance: Houses in multiple occupation - North West Leicestershire District Council
Advice and Accreditation
DASH is a private rented sector service that works with Local Authorities to improve housing in the private sector. The services offers landlord events and training plus provides advice, information and access to an accreditation scheme DASH Services - Frequently asked questions - Landlords
East Midlands Landlords Association
EMPO is a not-for-profit Landlords Association that works to support and represent the needs of the private rented sector across the East Midlands About - EMPO
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Where the landlord does not inform the tenant of the whereabouts of the deposit, the tenant can apply to the local courts. The courts can then order the landlord to either repay the deposit or get it protected.
If the courts wishes are not carried out within 14 days the landlord will be ordered to repay three times the amount of the deposit to the tenant within 10 days.
Futhermore where the deposit has not been protected the landlord can not evict the tenant using a Section 21. Therefore, by not securing the deposit you will not be able to get your house back and face a large fine.
If you let out a room in the house in which you live yourself your tenant is treated as a lodger and has very few rights in law. You will not have to go through court proceedings to evict and you can adjust the rent as you please
The building itself is insured against most risks - such as flood and fire for the cost or repair or rebuilding. Even risks such as terrorism or subsidence can normally be purchased as optional extras for added security from most insurers.
When you declare the value of your property you are actually estimating the cost of rebuilding it should it be totally destroyed (this is what insurance companies call a total loss).
Most insurance companies work out a rate to charge the landlord based on the location of the property and then apply it to the amount specified to rebuild the building (which is called the Buildings Sum Insured).
It is therefore cheaper to insure a building that is worth less than an expensive building which is as expected.
It is equally important to make sure that you do not underestimate the cost of rebuilding your property. If you have paid a lower premium by underestimating the Buildings Sum Insured, then the insurer will normally only pay your claims up to the proportion of the building that you have insured.
For example: If your house is worth £100,000 but you only declare a Buildings Sum Insured of £60,000. should you have a claim of £10,000 then the insurer will only pay you £6,000, as they will deem that you under-insured. It is important not to be caught out by this by being tempted by lower premiums for lower Buildings Sum Insured.
Last updated: Wed 20 November, 2024 @ 17:46